Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Relig Health
; 60(5): 3230-3244, 2021 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
"Excess deaths" is a means to estimate the lethality of COVID-19 (directly and indirectly). Assessing "excess death" in closed religious communities provides information on how COVID-19 impacted these communities. We use obituary information published in an Amish/Mennonite newspaper to examine excess death among the Amish/Mennonites in 2020. Our results indicate the Amish/Mennonite excess death rates are similar to the national trends in the USA. The excess death rate for Amish/Mennonites spiked with a 125% increase in November 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on this closed religious community highlights the need to consider religion to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Relig Health
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos